Bereavement Wars? What are they? This is going to be controversial and I imagine there will be backlash but this needs to be said. This isn’t something new. I have talked about it before and have been experiencing issues off and on since I came into the bereavement field. I don’t know why we have…
Category: bereavement doula
Miscarriage Series – The Banishment
WOW! I can’t even believe I am writing this post. It seems so surreal. During some of deepest, darkest days following the loss of Gus, I was banished from a group. Let me provide a bit of background before diving in. I began my bereavement support journey after suffering a miscarriage in 2010. I have published…
When the Bereavement Doula Needs a Bereavement Doula
What is it like when a bereavement doula needs a bereavement doula? The night before my scheduled ultrasound, I began to panic. Over the last few days, I had become overly concerned with going to this appointment alone. All of my other appointments, up until then, I had the support of my husband and children with…
Why I said “Yes” to the media
They’re out there. My statements from a “secret” Facebook group. The statements that haunt me about the Dynel Lane Case. At the time, I had no idea the member asking for advice was referring to the now suspect (Dynel Lane) in this horrible case. In fact, after I wrote my response (the statements now all over the news),…
I imagined.
I was starting to get excited about you. I had been thinking about you for over eight months now but I have been scared to even think about bringing you to life. There are so many risks, after all, at our age. When I think back about how I envisioned parenthood, this is not what…
Recipe for Grief Soup
When a family experiences the loss of a child, I make them grief soup. I have blogged about this soup in the past. It is amazing and so healing. I have served this soup though for other types of loss as well, the loss of a mother, the loss of a brother, and the near death…
Supporting Miscarriage or Stillbirth – Why Training is Essential
WARNING – Graphic details and may not be suitable for all audiences. It takes a special person to be able to assist a family through their miscarriage or stillbirth. This isn’t something the average person can do because it’s so emotional and the family can react in many different ways. Without a full understanding…
Bereavement Services for Miscarriage and Stillbirth
My bereavement services for miscarriage and stillbirth were featured at Denver Natural Mom in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I was so honored to be able to share. There was so much to share and just not enough time. Kathryn Roman with Denver Natural Mom did an amazing job of putting this…
Candlelight Vigil to Remember Babies
On October 15th, 2014 at 7pm, families gathered for a Candlelight Vigil and Remembrance at Rock A My Baby Family Enrichment Center in Castle Rock, CO to remember and honor babies who were lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS and other reasons. The event was hosted by Dragonflies For Ruby in coordination with Rock A My…
Stillbirthday Doula Training Review
Stillbirthday Bereavement Doula Training Review I was a labor doula who supported happy births for over five years. I never really left the birth world despite making a career change. After losing my own baby in 2010 to miscarriage, my path completely changed and I wanted to focus on helping families through the loss of…